黑料不打烊

This exhibition and associated educational programming celebrate the powerful work of five Afro-Caribbean Diasporic artists and are central to the academic mission of the museum and university. Underflow, another term for the word undercurrent, serves to metaphorically suggest underlying themes of fluidity and struggle [power and control, diasporic experiences, perceived histories, sexuality] that lie just below the surface both visually and conceptually in the works presented, unifying them in compelling ways. Although mutual geography is shared among these artists, each uniquely addresses their own personal affiliations with place and memory as presented through figuration, abstraction, and realism. Moreover, a shared interest in the representation of the body and the contentious relations it introduces between subject and power positions viewers to consider their own perspectives鈥� particularly when placed under the eye of a confrontational gaze. 鈥淚t is my hope that introducing new regional audiences to these important contemporary artists will prompt valuable discussions regarding conceptions of history, cultural geography, race, gender, and identity.鈥�-Cynthia Nourse Thompson, Curator